I have an unexplained fascination with birds

I'm sorry I just can't help it. I think its because they can do things we can't do - like fly. It may be the fact that they come in so many varieties . You never know when you might see a new one, or catch one in a behavior you haven't seen before. They are a challenge to photograph. They're tiny, they flit around and they never seem to be out in the open or in the right light. Then when you get one posing just right, you have the wrong camera aperture, shutter speed or ISO setting. In short they're frustrating. That's why after hundreds of bird shots I only seem to have a few shots worth sharing. I suppose I could have worse obsessions.

Pileated Woodpecker

Nuthatch

Northern Cardinal -male

Northern Cardinal - female

Carolina Wren

Mountain Bluebird

Praire Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Flicker

Blue Gray Gnat Catcher

Downy Woodpecker

Tufted Titmouse

Chaffinch -England

Red Bellied Woodpecker

 House Finch

Catbird

 American Goldfinch - Winter

American Robin

English House Sparrow

This one has a name - "Kevin"